So, Katelyn claims that I haven't posted in a while. So, I feel compelled to post something, even though I don't have much to say. Work has been pretty cool, the other intern learned a bit about the different tests we can perform, and have started doing them on our own. Let me explain what this is all about. Basically, at my summer internship, I work with electric cables and splices (the joining together of cables) and analyze failure in these splices. The goal, in the long run, is to eventually be able to predict/prevent failures. Anyway, it's been nice getting to do some hands on work with the materials, and i learn more techniques and stuff every day. So yeah, that's been pretty cool. I guess I haven't been posting much recently because I'm gone all day, and when I come home, I usually dont have much time before I have to go to bed.
Anyway, Katelyn was talking about her username. Most people use some permutation of their name (mine is my initials) or something meaningful (like Katelyns). But I would recommend that you try not to be overly clever or cute with your username. I had a classmate who used her AOL screen name as her username. And since most people's screen names are usually "QTgurl17" or "HottieMcHottHott", I would reccomend not doing that. and make sure you're not tricky, either. I knew someone else who had a bunch of the same letter in the row. like "laaaaaaaaaaa" is also not a good choice. Basically, you want it to be easy to write down (so sometimes periods, hyphens, or underscores can be confusing) and something that you would be willing to use as your contact on your resume. Besides, you can use Moira or other list management tools to create mailing lists or aliases or whatnot, so that's where you can be silly. If you have any questions about mailing lists at MIT, feel free to ask me. They come in handy!
I hope you all don't think of me as obnoxious from my posts. I don't mean to come off as someone who thinks she knows everything. I just figure I'll dole out advice until people beg me to stop, because I want you all ('09s) to enjoy your time at MIT. So, please ask me questions! And I'll try to comment on your blogs (I've been trying to, at least.)
-Stephanie